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Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show as well as a surge in food prices in April, airfares shot up during the school holiday-Easter period

Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show as well as a surge in food prices in April, airfares shot up during the school holiday-Easter period

Population growth from migration declined by almost three quarters in year to March as fewer migrants arrived and more people left NZ long-term

Population growth from migration declined by almost three quarters in year to March as fewer migrants arrived and more people left NZ long-term

Electronic cards data for April shows that hospitality, durables and consumables spending rose in the month, but the apparel industry is still doing it tough

Electronic cards data for April shows that hospitality, durables and consumables spending rose in the month, but the apparel industry is still doing it tough

The Reserve Bank meets three times a year to set interest rates without seeing updated inflation data at its monetary policy reviews

The Reserve Bank meets three times a year to set interest rates without seeing updated inflation data at its monetary policy reviews

Large fall in the estimated build costs of retirement village units possibly signals a shift towards more affordable housing in the retirement sector

Large fall in the estimated build costs of retirement village units possibly signals a shift towards more affordable housing in the retirement sector

Unemployment remained the same and wage pressures were muted in the March quarter

Unemployment remained the same and wage pressures were muted in the March quarter

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week are likely to show a continuation of the recent rise in unemployment. David Hargreaves has a look at what we might expect

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week are likely to show a continuation of the recent rise in unemployment. David Hargreaves has a look at what we might expect

New dwelling consents picked up in March perhaps signalling the start of an upturn for residential construction

New dwelling consents picked up in March perhaps signalling the start of an upturn for residential construction

February net migration gain up 29.3% year-on-year, annual gain down as 44,055 NZ citizens leave

February net migration gain up 29.3% year-on-year, annual gain down as 44,055 NZ citizens leave

Stats NZ says retail card spending fell 0.8% last month, while separate data showed the services sector remained in contractionary mode

Stats NZ says retail card spending fell 0.8% last month, while separate data showed the services sector remained in contractionary mode

David Hargreaves has a look at what the March quarter inflation figures might bring. That's the easy bit. The hard bit is trying to work out what might come next

David Hargreaves has a look at what the March quarter inflation figures might bring. That's the easy bit. The hard bit is trying to work out what might come next

The latest update on NZ’s state of the environment is sobering – but there are glimmers of progress, Christina McCabe says

The latest update on NZ’s state of the environment is sobering – but there are glimmers of progress, Christina McCabe says

Economists don't see the upside surprise to the latest quarterly GDP figures as derailing likely Official Cash Rate cuts in each of the next two RBNZ reviews - but beyond that there's question marks over what comes next

Economists don't see the upside surprise to the latest quarterly GDP figures as derailing likely Official Cash Rate cuts in each of the next two RBNZ reviews - but beyond that there's question marks over what comes next

After plunging in the previous two quarters, GDP grew a better-than expected 0.7% in the December quarter; figures 'a genuine upside surprise'

After plunging in the previous two quarters, GDP grew a better-than expected 0.7% in the December quarter; figures 'a genuine upside surprise'

The deficit between what we earn overseas and what we spend drops to 6.2% of GDP, but remains at levels generally seen as too high

The deficit between what we earn overseas and what we spend drops to 6.2% of GDP, but remains at levels generally seen as too high